【作家简介】埃德加·爱伦·坡(Edgar Allan Poe,1809~1849)是美国诗人、小说家和文学批评家,出生于波士顿一个演员家庭。1810年,坡的生父抛弃家庭,1811年,母亲离世,他被商人约翰·爱伦收养。1826年,坡进入弗吉尼亚大学(University of Virginia)学习语言,一年后因债台高筑而被迫退学。随后,他加入美国军 About the Author Edgar Allan Poe (1809 ~ 1849) is an American poet, novelist and literary critic born in Boston as an actress family. In 1810, Slope’s father abandoned his family and in 1811 his mother passed away. He was adopted by businessman John Ellen. In 1826, Pau entered the University of Virginia to learn languages ​​and was forced to drop out of school one year later because of mounting debts. Subsequently, he joined the U.S. Army